Spinning-ring.



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II. B. IIOYLB. SPINNING RING. APPLIUATION FILED IBB. 20., 1904.

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UNITEDA STATESv Patented April 19, 1904.x

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SPECIFICATION forming part ef Lettere Patent No. 757,748, dated April19, 1904.

'i apparente sied February zo, 1904. sereine. 194,479. me modem State ofMassachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inSpinning- Rings, of which the following 1s a specification.

My invention relates to spinning-rings, and more particularly to thatclass of spinningrings in which a metal ring-traveler is used inconnection with the ordinary spinning-ring.

The objects of my invention are to improve upon the construction ofspinning-rings of the class referred to as ordinarily made and toincrease the speed of the traveler-ring.

In my improvements I mount the metal ring-traveler upon the upper edgeof the spinning-ring to rotate thereon and provide one or more externallips on the traveler to extend over the external flange on the upperedge of the spinning-ring and form an attachment for holding thetraveler in position on the ring. I also preferably provide one or moreinternal projections on the traveler to extend Vover the inner surfaceof the spinning-ring at its upper edge and act as guides orbearing-points for the traveler, all as will be hereinafter fullydescribed.

My invention consists in certain novel features of construction of myimprovements, as will be hereinafterfully described.

.Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 is a plan view of a spinning-ringand traveler embodying my improvements. Fig. 2 isa section on line 2 2,Fig. 1, looking in the direction of arrow a, same figure. Fig. 3 is aplan view of the blank traveler-ring before it is inished ready for use,and Fig. 4r is a perspective view of the traveler-ring shown in Fig. 3after it is finished and ready for use.

In the accompanying drawings, 1 isthe spinning-ring, in this instancemade of metal in one piece with a fiat ilange 1 adapted to bey securedto the rail of a spindle-frame (not shown) in the ordinary Way by screws(not shown) extending through open-end slots 1" in the opposite edges ofthe flange 1.

The spinning-ring 1 has on its upper edge an external flange 1 in theordinary way.

The traveler-ring 2 is of metal and prefer-` ably of liat or sheetmetal; but it may be round The size or diameter of the traveler-ring 2is substantially the same as the size or diameter of theupper edge ofthe spinning-ring 1.

. 4The traveler-ring 2 is preferably made or cut out in the form shownin' Fig. 3, with one or more oppositely-extending attaching lips or arms2 (in this instance three are shown) on its external edge and one ormore corresponding internal lips or projections 2 (in this instancethree are shown) on its internal edge. l

The external attaching-lips 2 are preferably bent into loop shapeasshownin Figs. 2 and 8, with their free ends bent inwardly and theirextreme ends bent outwardly, so that they will extend under the externalflange 1 on the ring l, as shown in Fig. 2, and act to hold the traveler2 yieldingly on the upper edge of said ring and allow it to freelyrotate thereon.

One of the loop-attaching arms or lips serves as a guide for the strandof yarn or thread.

The internal lips or projections 2" on the traveler 2 are preferablyused and are bent down at right angles to the plane of the traveler 2 toextend upon the inner side of the spinning-ring 1, at the upper edgethereof, and form bearing surfaces or guides for the traveler 2 upon theinside of the ring 1.

In my improved construction of a spinningring, with the traveler-ringconstructed as yshown and described and mounted and traveling on theupper edge of the spinning-ring, I am able to obtain a very steadymovement of the traveler-ring and also very great speed,

It will be understood that the details of construction of myimprovements maybe varied, if desired. I prefer to use three attachinglips or arms 2' and three guide projections 2"; but one or more may beused, if preferred, and the projections 2" may be dispensed with.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination with a spinning-ring having an external flange onits'upper edge, of a traveler-ring mounted on the upper edge IOO of saidring, and having one or more attaching lips or arms which extend overand engage the external flange on said ring, substantially as shown anddescribed.

2. The combination With a spinning-ring having an external flange on itsupper edge, of a traveler-ring mounted on the upper edge of said ring,and having one or more attaching lips or arms which extend over andengage the external iiange on said ring, and one or more lips orprojections which extend Within the upper edge of the ring,substantially as shown and described.

3. The combination with a spinning-ring having an external flange on itsupper edge, of a traveler-ring mounted on the upper edge of said ring,and having one or more attaching lips or arms which extend over andvengage the lips or arms which extend over and engage theexternal flangeon said ring, and also extend above the plane of the traveler', and oneor more lips or projections Which extend Within the upper edge of thering, substantially as 30 shown and described. Y

HARRISON B. HOYLE.

Witnesses:

J. C. DEWEY, M. HA'As.

